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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
55
W
60
W
85
WNW
90
NW
75
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
2
max °C
-8
-10
-4
-3
-6
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-7
-15
-14
-13
-9
-7
-9
min °C
-9
-11
-8
-4
-7
-6
-4
-6
-4
-5
-16
-17
-14
-14
-12
-8
-9
-20
-21
-18
-13
-16
-14
-13
-15
-14
-16
-34
-35
-29
-28
-25
-19
-20
2950
2350
2850
3700
3000
3050
3750
3150
3550
3850
2950
1350
1850
1750
2050
3000
2500
Cloud base (m)
4350
9250
6000
3600
4400
4500
3450
3550
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-6-4-7-5-4-6-4-4-12-16-14-14-11-8-9-4-7-21-3-12-212-7-13-11-11-7-3-6
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
32 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
14
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 298).
24
37 km S
2385m alt.
33 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 140).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 24).
6
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
21 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 222).
14

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.